# Replay: Hegseth calls impeachment push a ‘farce’ at Pentagon briefing

https://mins.news/en/item/137613

- France 24, 2026-11-10 16:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261110-replay-pentagon-chief-hegseth-holds-news-briefing-amid-impeachment-push

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that efforts to impeach him over alleged abuse of power in the Iran war were a “farce” that would fail. He spoke at his first news conference since May, a day after Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment.

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